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22... hxg5
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(-6.9) Pretty much forced due to the threat of mate on h7. |
 
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23. h6
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(-7.15) My soldiers march on towards the king. exchanging here would be disastrous as recapturing with the rook would quickly lead to mate. |
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23... g6
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(-6.98) Blocking the inlfuence of my queen but leaving the path for my pawn to march onward. |
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24. Rae1
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(-9.09)The immediate h7 would be foolish as I have left the e pawn hanging. The computer confirms my idea of defending the e pawn first is correct although I chose the wrong piece. 24. Qe4 Qb6 25. g4 d3+ 26. Kf1 Kh8 27. Rh3 Re8 |
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24... Nb4
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(-8.24) MISTAKE 24... Nxe5 25. h7+ Kh8 26. Kf1 Qxf6+ 27. Kg1 c3 28. Ba3 Re8 |
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25. Bc1
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?? (-20.4) Before this move I assesed the position and realised that blacks phalanx of three connected past pawns would soon overcome my resistance if I couldn't somehow strike out at the king. I decided to to go for an audacious offer of a queen sacrifice. my idea was after 25...Nxc2 26. Bxg5 Nxe1 27. h7+ Kh8 28.Bh6 Kxh7 29. Bg7 disc+ Kg8 30. Rh8#. However once again the computer disagrees: 29. BLUNDER 25. Qe4 Nd3+ 26. Kg3 Nxe1 27. Rxe1 Bf5 28. Qxd4 Qa5 29. Kf2 Qxa2 30. Rh1 This line does not aim to mate the black king though, mine contains a trap. |
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25... Nd3+
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? (-9.73) Not accepting my unsound sac which the computer doesn't like: BLUNDER 25... Nxc2 26. h7+ Kh8 27. Re2 d3 28. Rxc2 dxc2 29. Be3 Qd1 |
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26. Kg3
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26... Nxe1
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(-11.07) MISTAKE 26... Qd7 27. h7+ Kh8 28. Qd1 Nxe1 29. Rxe1 Kxh7 30. Rh1+ Kg8 31. e6 Qd6+ |
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27. Bxg5
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(-11.07) The computer doesn't like this probabnly because of the loss of material howveer it is my last chance at mating the black king and sets one last trap.... [Comp: MISTAKE 27. Rxe1 d3 28. Qd2 Qd5 29. Qxg5 Bb7 30. h7+ Kh8 31. Kh4] |
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27... Nxc2
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?? (MATE in 7) MISTAKE 27... Qd5 28. Rxe1 Bf5 29. Qe2 c3 30. Rh1 Kh8 31. h7 Rae8. Black has fallen for my last effective chance of winning and has accepted the queen on the second offering. Black cannot avoid mate from here. |
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28. h7+
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Forcing the king into the corner. |
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28... Kh8
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29. Bh6 Rg8
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30. hxg8=Q+
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30... Kxg8
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31. Bg7
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1-0 Black resigned here rather annoyingly not allowing me that glorious moment of inflicting the final blow. Black could have held out a couple more moves with 31. Bg7 Qxf6 32. Bxf6 Bh3 33. Rxh3 Ne3 34. Rh8#. |
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31... Bb7
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Or more quickly! |
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32. Rh8#
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This game shows the pros of playing gambits, they may not be sound but they do create chances, if black does not play accurately enough to avoid the traps, white can win. It is one of the first open games I've played in a while and really encourages me to return to e4. I can't really compare myself to the great Morphy with my attacking play in this game but I do feel this is one of the best games I've played and this game is considerably more like one of Morphy's games than my typical games which are played according to my unambitious repertoire of the colle as white and the caro kann & QGD as black. Thanks for reading my annotation :) |
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